Piper PA-28-161 N47980

Summary

On 28 August 1983 at about 03:27 local time, a Piper PA-28-161 registered N47980 was involved in an accident near Upland, California, United States. 3 people were on board and one was seriously injured, one had minor injuries. The aircraft was substantially damaged. No probable cause statement is available for this record.

Date

28 August 1983 at 03:27

Classification

Accident

Location

Upland, California, United States

Nearest airport

Cable (CCB)

Coordinates

34.1003, -117.6598

Aircraft

Piper PA-28-161

Registration

N47980

Category

Airplane

Engines

1

Operator

Not recorded

Operating rule

Part 91: General Aviation

Purpose of flight

Personal

Phase of flight

Not recorded

Route

Elko → Corona

Aircraft damage

Substantial

Weather

VMC

Light

Night/Bright

NTSB number

LAX83LA411

1 person was seriously injured.

The NTSB has not published a probable cause for this record. No probable cause statement is present in the source data.

Nothing about the cause is stated here that is not in the source record.

Read the full NTSB narrative

THE PLT REPORTED THAT THE ACFT HAD AN ALTERNATOR FAILURE IN THE VICINITY OF CAJON PASS. HE REQUESTED & WAS PROVIDED RADAR VECTORS TOWARD THE RIALTO MUNI ARPT. HOWEVER, THE PLT SAW CABLE ARPT, APRX 14 MI WEST OF RIALTO, & THOUGHT IT WAS RIALTO MUNI. REPORTEDLY, THE PLT REDUCED HIS ELECTRICAL LOAD TO CONSERVE BATTERY POWER & HAD THE FRONT SEAT PASSENGER HOLD A FLASHLIGHT ON HIS INSTRUMENTS. DURING HIS APCH TO THE CABLE ARPT (WHICH HE THOUGHT WAS RIALTO MUNI), HE HEARD A CESSNA BROADCASTING THAT HE WAS ON FINAL AT RIALTO. WHEN THE PLT (OF N47980) COULD NOT SEE THE OTHER ACFT, HE DECIDED TO TURN ON THE ANTI-COLLISION LIGHT. HE REPORTED THAT THE FLASHLIGHT BEAM WAS REMOVED FROM HIS AIRSPEED INDICATOR AT A CRITICAL TIME ON FINAL APCH, CAUSING CONFUSION IN THE COCKPIT. SUBSEQUENTLY, THE ACFT WAS LANDED WITH EXCESSIVE AIRSPEED, OVERRAN THE RWY & EXPERIENCED AN ON-GROUND COLLISION WITH TERRAIN.

Quoted verbatim from the NTSB record.